Hurricane Georges facts for kids
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Georges as a Category 4 hurricane
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| Formed | September 15, 1998 |
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| Dissipated | October 1, 1998 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 155 mph (250 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 937 mbar (hPa); 27.67 inHg |
| Fatalities | 604 direct |
| Damage | $5.9 billion (1998 USD) |
| Areas affected | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mississippi, Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, Florida Panhandle |
| Part of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Georges caused much damage and many deaths in on the norther Caribbean islands and the Gulf Coast of the United States. Even though it was very strong, caused a lot of damage and many deaths, it was not the strongest, costliest, or deadliest of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, that would be Hurricane Mitch later on. Hurricane Georges crossed some islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Cuba, before it made landfall in Mississippi. Georges killed 604 people and caused $5.9 billion in damage, much of it from high winds and severe flooding.
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Tropical cyclones of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Images for kids
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Georges near the Florida Keys
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Hurricane Georges near peak intensity on September 20
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Georges off the eastern Cuban coast
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Georges making landfall in Biloxi, Mississippi
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Director of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority showing the islands' improved power grid structures
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Damage from mudslides
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Puerto Rico damage
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Toppled trees blocked hundreds of streets in Santo Domingo
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Downed trees in Key West along the old houseboat row on South Roosevelt Blvd.
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Flooding at the intersection of Old Hwy 67 and MS 15 near D'Iberville after the Tchoutacabouffa River overflowed
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A home destroyed by storm surge
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Total rainfall in the United States from Georges
See also
In Spanish: Huracán Georges para niños
